state. Texas and Arkansas are among the higher producers of spinach in North America and form the eastern limit of large scale commercial production. Major spinach pests here include Myzus persicae (Sulzer), Pegomya spp., and Circulifer tenellus (Baker). On the other hand this state is the westernmost limit of commercial okra production. Pests include the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren), the southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula (Linnaeus)), and leaffooted bugs (various Leptoglossus spp.). This state is also one of the largest producers of onions. Production here suffers from onion thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman) and onion maggots (Delia antiqua (Meigen)). Texas is one of the major growers of watermelons. Whiteflies and aphids commonly vector Cucurbit viruses here. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension provides commercial production guides for both seeded and seedless. For seeded varieties they recommend Allsweet, Black Diamond, Bush Sugar Baby, Calhoun Grey, Charleston Gray, Crimson Sweet, Crimson Tide, Dixielee, Golden Crown, Jubilee, Mickylee, Minilee, Mirage, OrangeGlo, Prince Charles, Royal Jubilee, Tendersweet, and Yellow Doll; while for seedless varieties, Gem Dandy, Matrix, Summersweet 5244, Tiffany, and Tri-X 313. In both, common diseases are Alternaria, Downy Mildew, Fusarium Wilt, Gummy Stem Blight, Nematodes, Powdery Mildew, and various viruses. Common insect pests are Aphids, Armyworm (beet armyworm and fall armyworm), Cabbage Looper, Cutworm, various Leafminers, various Mites, Thrips, Webworm, and various Whiteflies. AgriLife also makes recommendations for fungicide, insecticide, and herbicide control of all these in this crop, and for common weeds. AgriLife provides many other commercial grower guides: Asparagus, Green/Snap Bean, Pinto Bean, Table Beet, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cantaloupe/Muskmelon, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Cilantro, Collards/Kale, Pickling Cucumber, Slicing Cucumber, Eggplant, Garlic, Honeydew, Melon, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onion, Parsley, Bell Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Potato, Pumpkin, Radish, Southern Pea/Cowpea, Spinach, Squash, Sweet Corn, Sweetpotato, Swiss Chard, Tomato, and Turnip. Although the Asian cockroach (Blattella asahinai Mizukubo) is a widespread invasive species here it inflicts only minor damage on horticulturals. It also serves as an egg predator of more pestiferous insects, including corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)) and beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua (Hübner)). In southern counties the roach is one of the most numerous egg predators, in row crops at ~. The Surinam cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) is not proven to be a major pest but data is lacking. It should not be confused with the Indian cockroach (P. indica) which does not occur here. Flea beetles, specifically the redheaded